Stechmann, G.; Zaefferer, S.; Konijnenberg, P. J.: Microstructural and Electronic Characterization of CdTe Thin Film Solar Cells: A Correlative SEM-Based Approach. IAMNano, Port Elizabeth, South Africa (2016)
Stechmann, G.; Zaefferer, S.: Microstructural and Electronic Characterization of CdTe Thin Film Solar Cells: A Correlative SEM-Based Approach. IAMNano, Hamburg, Germany (2015)
Zaefferer, S.; Mandal, S.; Stechmann, G.; Bozzolo, N.: Correlative measurement of the 5-parameter grain boundary character and its physical and chemical properties. RMS EBSD 2014, London, UK (2014)
Stechmann, G.: A Study on the Microstructure Formation Mechanisms and Functional Properties of CdTe Thin Film Solar Cells Using Correlative Electron Microscopy and Atomistic Simulations. Dissertation, RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany (2017)
Stechmann, G.: Compatibility between Molten Salts and Materials in Concentrated Solar Power Plants. Diploma, École Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Lille, Lille, France (2013)
Stechmann, G.: Crystallographic and Electronic Characterization of Grain Boundaries in Cd–Te Thin Film Solar Cell. Master, University of Lille I, University of Science and Technology, Lille, France (2013)
International researcher team presents a novel microstructure design strategy for lean medium-manganese steels with optimized properties in the journal Science
Oxides find broad applications as catalysts or in electronic components, however are generally brittle materials where dislocations are difficult to activate in the covalent rigid lattice. Here, the link between plasticity and fracture is critical for wide-scale application of functional oxide materials.
The fracture toughness of AuXSnY intermetallic compounds is measured as it is crucial for the reliability of electronic chips in industrial applications.
Within this project we investigate chemical fluctuations at the nanometre scale in polycrystalline Cu(In,Ga)Se2 and CuInS2 thin-flims used as absorber material in solar cells.
This project aims to investigate the dynamic hardness of B2-iron aluminides at high strain rates using an in situ nanomechanical tester capable of indentation up to constant strain rates of up to 100000 s−1 and study the microstructure evolution across strain rate range.